Monday, 26 May 2014

Real Madrid Fans Die In Lagos

Two fans of Real Madrid died weekend at Lagos Island,
following the club’s inability to get an early equaliser against Athletico
Madrid.

Identities of the
deceased were given as Olusoga Ogunbanjo (39), a refrigerator technician who
resided at 23A, Smith Street, off Evan Street and Bambo Sholeye, (42), said to
be a staff of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, who resided at
49/51 Apatira Street, off Olushi Street both in Lagos Island.

Reports said
Sholeye who went to watch the match in a shop, later stormed out in frustration
before the regulation time. He was said to have lamented the failure of the
club to equalise the one goal scored by Atiletico Madrid in the first half.

Reports said he
sat in front of his house still lamenting, when he slumped. Unfortunately, he
did not live to see his expectation come true, as efforts to resuscitate him in
a private hospital where he was said to have been rushed to, failed as he was
confirmed dead. Real Madrid, however, won the match 4-1. He did not live to see
his Club lift the Champions League the 10th time.

Ogunbanjo on his
part was said to have gone to a saloon on Okepopo Street, off Olushi, to have
his hair cut but decided to watch the match alongside other football fans.

When it became
apparent that Real Madrid could not equalise, some of his friends
were said to have started making jest of the club’s fans,when all of a sudden
Soga as he was popularly called, reportedly slumped.

Owner of the shop
where Ogunbanjo slumped, one Danku explained that: “Soga came to have his hair
cut. When that was done, he said he would watch the UEFA championship match
between Real and Atiletico Madrid and when it was 90 minutes and Real Madrid
has not ‘levelled-up’ , there was tension among fans that Real Madrid had lost
the match”.

“A boy sitting
beside Soga noticed when he slumped and raised alarm. Infact, he slumped on
him. We quickly rushed him to the emergency unit of Island General Hospital
where he was confirmed dead by medical doctors on duty”.

Vanguard gathered
that their remains were buried yesterday morning at a public burial ground on
the Island.